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Poland vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Poland has a population of 36.6M (ranked 42/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). Poland's land area is 118,252 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 69th vs. 116th).

By GDP, Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B) and Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B). By GDP per capita, Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023), while Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873).

Main facts and rankings

Poland Sierra Leone
Population
36176920
8961932
Population rank 46/197 102/197
GDP
$915B
2024
$7.55B
2024
GDP rank 21/197 157/197
GDP per capita
$25,023
2024
$873
2024
GDP per capita rank 48/197 183/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$50,378
2024
$3,516
2024
Government debt
$506B
2024
$3.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.7%
2025
44.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,833
2024
$376
2024
Government debt per person rank 41/185 174/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$19,229
2025
$3,438
2025
Land area
118,252 sq mi
2025
27,869 sq mi
2025
Population density
309 ppl/mi²
2024
310 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.16
2023
3.79
2023
Median age
42.9 years
2024
20.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
62.2 years
2025

Poland and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Poland and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP
Poland

Sierra Leone
Year GDP
Poland Sierra Leone
1960 - $322,151,961
1961 - $327,978,758
1962 - $342,872,549
1963 - $348,700,980
1964 - $372,011,438
1965 - $359,523,810
1966 - $375,630,252
1967 - $348,895,028
1968 - $329,991,597
1969 - $408,853,541
1970 - $434,584,634
1971 - $419,495,788
1972 - $465,254,682
1973 - $575,471,814
1974 - $648,940,351
1975 - $679,352,876
1976 - $594,810,422
1977 - $692,079,407
1978 - $960,765,043
1979 - $1,109,343,425
1980 - $1,100,476,190
1981 - $1,114,926,661
1982 - $1,294,995,964
1983 - $995,278,515
1984 - $1,087,450,199
1985 - $856,890,459
1986 - $490,181,457
1987 - $660,106,336
1988 - $1,055,083,933
1989 - $932,974,420
1990 $65,977,748,211 $649,644,098
1991 $85,500,935,935 $779,981,987
1992 $94,337,050,693 $679,940,814
1993 $96,043,157,273 $768,867,883
1994 $110,803,635,288 $911,853,802
1995 $142,838,527,115 $870,740,292
1996 $160,813,026,223 $941,709,423
1997 $159,893,964,917 $850,232,760
1998 $175,282,269,667 $672,368,187
1999 $170,704,452,715 $669,386,624
2000 $172,953,527,033 $635,866,404
2001 $191,823,200,371 $1,681,473,894
2002 $199,694,463,256 $1,933,863,911
2003 $218,561,225,998 $2,142,618,046
2004 $256,268,656,145 $2,237,350,687
2005 $306,999,913,151 $2,545,275,313
2006 $345,897,630,736 $3,263,697,467
2007 $429,715,132,138 $3,632,957,611
2008 $535,612,030,672 $4,157,895,298
2009 $440,891,472,247 $3,953,403,098
2010 $478,111,630,684 $4,262,805,967
2011 $527,848,543,023 $4,861,632,885
2012 $498,148,649,703 $6,141,666,509
2013 $518,179,836,405 $7,502,762,863
2014 $542,134,167,179 $7,686,138,791
2015 $480,054,118,583 $6,788,352,975
2016 $473,259,623,976 $6,084,297,211
2017 $528,356,723,263 $5,749,846,528
2018 $594,616,632,477 $6,390,514,689
2019 $602,683,770,145 $6,526,183,564
2020 $605,914,186,118 $6,693,888,876
2021 $689,170,171,187 $7,173,379,137
2022 $695,607,522,885 $7,124,465,160
2023 $812,451,128,979 $6,411,787,856
2024 $914,696,430,325 $7,547,843,281

Poland and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita
Poland

Sierra Leone
Year GDP per capita
Poland Sierra Leone
1960 - $142
1961 - $142.3
1962 - $146.4
1963 - $146.4
1964 - $153.4
1965 - $145.6
1966 - $149.4
1967 - $136.2
1968 - $126.4
1969 - $153.6
1970 - $160.2
1971 - $151.8
1972 - $165.3
1973 - $200.7
1974 - $222.2
1975 - $228.4
1976 - $196.4
1977 - $224.3
1978 - $305
1979 - $346
1980 - $336
1981 - $334
1982 - $380
1983 - $285.9
1984 - $306
1985 - $235.5
1986 - $131.5
1987 - $172.4
1988 - $268.2
1989 - $231.3
1990 $1,731 $154.8
1991 $2,236 $183.7
1992 $2,459 $163.2
1993 $2,497 $185
1994 $2,875 $218.5
1995 $3,701 $208.4
1996 $4,164 $224.3
1997 $4,137 $199.9
1998 $4,534 $156.5
1999 $4,416 $155
2000 $4,521 $143.7
2001 $5,015 $358
2002 $5,223 $389
2003 $5,721 $414
2004 $6,712 $418
2005 $8,044 $463
2006 $9,069 $580
2007 $11,273 $632
2008 $14,049 $705
2009 $11,556 $653
2010 $12,568 $685
2011 $13,868 $761
2012 $13,087 $938
2013 $13,622 $1,117
2014 $14,262 $1,118
2015 $12,638 $965
2016 $12,464 $844
2017 $13,913 $779
2018 $15,658 $846
2019 $15,875 $844
2020 $16,151 $846
2021 $18,636 $886
2022 $18,891 $861
2023 $22,145 $758
2024 $25,023 $873

Poland vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Poland

Sierra Leone
Year Life expectancy, years
Poland Sierra Leone
1950 58.3 28.9
1951 58.9 29.3
1952 59.7 29.7
1953 61.3 30.1
1954 62.3 30.5
1955 63.1 30.9
1956 63.4 31.3
1957 64.4 31.8
1958 64.9 32.1
1959 66.4 32.6
1960 67.1 33.1
1961 67.8 33.6
1962 68 34.2
1963 68.3 34.7
1964 68.9 35.3
1965 69.4 35.9
1966 69.7 36.6
1967 69.9 37.3
1968 69.8 37.8
1969 69.8 38.2
1970 69.6 38.6
1971 69.8 39.1
1972 70.1 39.5
1973 70.7 40
1974 70.7 40.4
1975 70.6 41
1976 70.4 41.4
1977 70.3 41.8
1978 70.4 42.2
1979 70.2 42.5
1980 70.5 42.8
1981 70.6 43.1
1982 70.9 43.3
1983 70.8 43.5
1984 70.6 43.6
1985 70.5 43.6
1986 70.6 43.5
1987 70.8 43.7
1988 70.8 43.8
1989 70.8 43.7
1990 70.6 43.7
1991 70.7 43.3
1992 70.9 43.5
1993 71.3 43.4
1994 71.7 42.8
1995 72 42.6
1996 72.3 43.5
1997 72.6 43.6
1998 72.8 42.7
1999 73.2 42
2000 73.6 44.8
2001 74.2 45.4
2002 74.5 46.2
2003 74.8 46.8
2004 74.9 47.5
2005 75.1 48.3
2006 75.3 49.5
2007 75.4 50
2008 75.6 50.7
2009 75.9 51.3
2010 76.3 51.9
2011 76.6 52.6
2012 76.8 53.2
2013 77.1 54.1
2014 77.3 54.3
2015 77.6 55.5
2016 77.6 56.9
2017 77.7 57.8
2018 77.6 59.1
2019 77.9 59.6
2020 76.6 59.7
2021 75.6 60.3
2022 77.9 61.3
2023 78.6 61.8
2024 78.8 62
2025 79 62.2

Poland and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population
Poland

Sierra Leone
Year Population
Poland Sierra Leone
1960 29,637,450 2,268,356
1961 29,964,000 2,304,227
1962 30,308,500 2,342,242
1963 30,712,000 2,382,258
1964 31,139,450 2,424,390
1965 31,444,950 2,468,666
1966 31,681,000 2,514,638
1967 31,987,155 2,562,384
1968 32,294,655 2,611,532
1969 32,548,300 2,661,365
1970 32,664,300 2,712,286
1971 32,783,500 2,763,222
1972 33,055,650 2,814,388
1973 33,357,200 2,866,955
1974 33,678,899 2,920,459
1975 34,015,199 2,974,657
1976 34,356,300 3,028,820
1977 34,689,050 3,085,354
1978 34,965,600 3,145,517
1979 35,247,217 3,207,499
1980 35,574,150 3,272,089
1981 35,898,587 3,338,940
1982 36,230,481 3,408,183
1983 36,571,808 3,481,646
1984 36,904,134 3,558,758
1985 37,201,885 3,638,438
1986 37,456,119 3,728,380
1987 37,668,045 3,829,718
1988 37,824,487 3,934,517
1989 37,961,529 4,034,037
1990 38,110,782 4,196,828
1991 38,246,193 4,246,267
1992 38,363,667 4,166,366
1993 38,461,408 4,157,130
1994 38,542,652 4,173,105
1995 38,594,998 4,179,179
1996 38,624,370 4,199,210
1997 38,649,660 4,253,716
1998 38,663,481 4,295,785
1999 38,660,271 4,318,043
2000 38,258,629 4,423,611
2001 38,248,076 4,692,716
2002 38,230,364 4,971,435
2003 38,204,570 5,177,687
2004 38,182,222 5,355,717
2005 38,165,445 5,501,712
2006 38,141,267 5,624,466
2007 38,120,560 5,749,352
2008 38,125,759 5,894,722
2009 38,151,603 6,055,646
2010 38,042,794 6,222,714
2011 38,063,255 6,387,251
2012 38,063,164 6,551,080
2013 38,040,196 6,714,051
2014 38,011,735 6,876,385
2015 37,986,412 7,037,655
2016 37,970,087 7,205,328
2017 37,974,826 7,379,299
2018 37,974,750 7,554,563
2019 37,965,475 7,731,991
2020 37,515,748 7,912,558
2021 36,981,559 8,094,602
2022 36,821,749 8,276,807
2023 36,687,353 8,460,512
2024 36,554,707 8,642,022

Fertility rates in Poland and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate
Poland

Sierra Leone
Year Fertility rate
Poland Sierra Leone
1960 2.98 6.18
1961 2.83 6.21
1962 2.72 6.22
1963 2.7 6.26
1964 2.57 6.29
1965 2.52 6.31
1966 2.34 6.35
1967 2.33 6.38
1968 2.24 6.39
1969 2.2 6.39
1970 2.2 6.41
1971 2.25 6.43
1972 2.24 6.45
1973 2.26 6.47
1974 2.26 6.53
1975 2.27 6.55
1976 2.3 6.55
1977 2.23 6.57
1978 2.21 6.59
1979 2.28 6.58
1980 2.28 6.56
1981 2.24 6.55
1982 2.34 6.56
1983 2.42 6.57
1984 2.37 6.59
1985 2.33 6.59
1986 2.22 6.6
1987 2.15 6.61
1988 2.13 6.59
1989 2.08 6.57
1990 2.06 6.57
1991 2.07 6.55
1992 1.95 6.56
1993 1.87 6.57
1994 1.81 6.56
1995 1.62 6.56
1996 1.59 6.55
1997 1.51 6.53
1998 1.44 6.5
1999 1.37 6.42
2000 1.37 6.36
2001 1.31 6.31
2002 1.25 6.23
2003 1.22 6.09
2004 1.23 5.92
2005 1.24 5.81
2006 1.27 5.74
2007 1.31 5.64
2008 1.39 5.56
2009 1.4 5.45
2010 1.41 5.33
2011 1.33 5.21
2012 1.33 5.06
2013 1.29 4.87
2014 1.32 4.7
2015 1.32 4.55
2016 1.39 4.47
2017 1.48 4.39
2018 1.46 4.29
2019 1.44 4.19
2020 1.39 4.08
2021 1.33 3.98
2022 1.29 3.88
2023 1.16 3.79

Poland and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age
Poland

Sierra Leone
Year Median age, years
Poland Sierra Leone
1960 26.6 21.1
1961 26.8 21.1
1962 26.9 21.1
1963 27.1 21
1964 27.3 21
1965 27.5 20.9
1966 27.7 20.9
1967 27.8 20.8
1968 28 20.7
1969 28.1 20.6
1970 28.2 20.4
1971 28.4 20.2
1972 28.5 20.1
1973 28.5 19.9
1974 28.6 19.8
1975 28.6 19.6
1976 28.7 19.5
1977 28.9 19.4
1978 29.1 19.3
1979 29.3 19.2
1980 29.5 19.1
1981 29.8 19.1
1982 30.1 19
1983 30.3 18.9
1984 30.6 18.9
1985 30.8 18.8
1986 31.1 18.7
1987 31.4 18.7
1988 31.7 18.6
1989 32.1 18.6
1990 32.4 18.5
1991 32.6 18.5
1992 32.9 18.4
1993 33.2 18.4
1994 33.5 18.3
1995 33.9 18.2
1996 34.2 18.2
1997 34.4 18.1
1998 34.7 18.1
1999 35 18
2000 35.2 18
2001 35.5 18
2002 35.8 17.9
2003 36 17.9
2004 36.3 17.9
2005 36.6 18
2006 36.9 18
2007 37.2 18
2008 37.5 18.1
2009 37.8 18.1
2010 38.1 18.2
2011 38.2 18.3
2012 38.4 18.4
2013 38.7 18.5
2014 39 18.6
2015 39.3 18.7
2016 39.7 18.9
2017 40 19.1
2018 40.4 19.2
2019 40.8 19.4
2020 41.1 19.6
2021 41.5 19.8
2022 41.9 20
2023 42.4 20.3
2024 42.9 20.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Poland Sierra Leone
GNI, Atlas method
$788B
2024
$7.26B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
50.1%
2025
17.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.31%
2022
2.62%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
189,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.16%
2025
-4.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.81%
2024
3.19%
2018
Services, % of GDP
59.9%
2024
44.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
26.4%
2024
27.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
67.1
2025
48
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2023
29.4%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.3%
2023
3.4%
2018
Number of billionaires
10
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
749
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$197B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$223B
2024
$433M
2024
Personal remittances received
$8.69B
2024
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals
88,515,000
2019
71,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.63%
2020
5.49%
2018
Banked people share
86.1%
2024
38.6%
2024

Energy

Poland Sierra Leone
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,639 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.7
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
286.9 megatons
2023
1.07 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.82 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.6%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
15.2%
2021
71.6%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.47%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
48.8%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
4,382 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
17.5%
2021
75.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.23%
2023
70.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
35.5%
2023

Society

Poland Sierra Leone
% of world population
0.45%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
-238,062
2024
-11,000
2024
Urban population
60.3%
2024
44.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.1
2025
30.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
53
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
82
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.8
2023
2.14
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.4
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
174
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2021
48.6%
2022
English speaking
49.1%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
88.6%
2024
20.6%
2023

Health

Poland Sierra Leone
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,544
2023
$39.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$249.9
2023
$20.7
2022
Life expectancy
79 years
2025
62.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.07%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.39
2021
0.04
2022
Age at first childbirth
28.4 years
2023
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.4
2023
94.3
2023
Obesity rate
28.3%
2022
7.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
51
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.6%
2022
12.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.7 liters
2020
0.29 liters
2020

Territory

Poland Sierra Leone
% of world land
0.21%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
3,235 sq mi
2024
3,225 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
56,294 sq mi
2025
15,247 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36,753 sq mi
2025
9,559 sq mi
2025
Roads length
267,065 mi
2024
7,270 mi
2015

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